" I didn’t have any agenda or plan when I started writing stuff... Often I don’t know what the song means until it’s finished. Sometimes months later. I don’t think that’s bad. It implies that I don’t know what I’m doing but I think if you’re able to follow your instincts, then that’s knowing what you’re doing...
David Byrne , Talking Heads"
"I don’t write songs to please anybody. If they’re not interesting to me, I don’t write them. And then if I like them, I want to share them. That’s all you can do. Ray LaMontagne
"No masterpiece ever came overnight. A person’s masterpiece is something that you nurture along.
Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys"
"Perspective is always important for songwriters, too. You have to have the perspective of who you are talking to and have a perspective of who is talking to you and you’ve got to stitch it together.
Chuck D, Public Enemy"
"Sometimes when I write lyrics there are images in them, usually on a quite simplistic level, like colors.
Bjork
"I’ve only written four songs in my whole life, but I’ve written those four songs a million times.
Bob Dylan"
"You learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take them apart and see what they’re made of, and wonder if you can make one, too.Tom Waits"
"You learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take them apart and see what they’re made of, and wonder if you can make one, too. Tom Waits"
David Byrne , Talking Heads"
"I don’t write songs to please anybody. If they’re not interesting to me, I don’t write them. And then if I like them, I want to share them. That’s all you can do. Ray LaMontagne
"No masterpiece ever came overnight. A person’s masterpiece is something that you nurture along.
Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys"
"Perspective is always important for songwriters, too. You have to have the perspective of who you are talking to and have a perspective of who is talking to you and you’ve got to stitch it together.
Chuck D, Public Enemy"
"Sometimes when I write lyrics there are images in them, usually on a quite simplistic level, like colors.
Bjork
"I’ve only written four songs in my whole life, but I’ve written those four songs a million times.
Bob Dylan"
"You learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take them apart and see what they’re made of, and wonder if you can make one, too.Tom Waits"
"You learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take them apart and see what they’re made of, and wonder if you can make one, too. Tom Waits"